Physically

Mentally

Learn about, plan, and participate in activities that broaden your appreciation for the world around you.

Spiritually

Increase gratitude and inner peace through nature's majesty, personal achievement and service to others.

Socially

People are the adventure! Did you know that relationships are created and strengthened more naturally in an outdoor setting than anywhere else? Even romance and love come more easily in the great outdoors.

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Sheryl's Favorite Quotes & Thoughts

Let us examine our lives and determine to follow the Savior’s example by being kind, loving, and charitable. And as we do so, we will be in a better position to call down the powers of heaven for ourselves, for our families, and for our fellow travelers in this sometimes difficult journey back to our heavenly home.
Thomas S Monson April 2017

One of our most valuable services to others is helping people avoid or reduce hospital stays. As I care for my elderly mother in her frail condition, her health care professionals are constantly asking how much she is moving. The body wants to move! Those who stay active physically are able to heal faster and maintain a higher quality of health. We offer companionship and guidance in an outdoor environment. The results of consistently mixing good people with outdoor beauty and adventure are astonishing! You'll be impressed with your physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, social, and even financial health!
Sheryl McGlochlin April 2018

A short hike is better than no hike. A slow hike is better than no hike. Don't take my word. Join us and experience for yourself the powerful healing effects of being active outdoors, for even a short amount of time!

Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.
Mother Teresa

I am a happy camper so I guess I’m doing something right. Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.
J. Richard Lessor

I believe a truly happy, healthy, wealthy person is someone who cares more about the needs of others than themselves. It’s true we need money to survive in this world but if we care more about developing friendships, relationships, and appreciating the simple beauty that surrounds us each day and are grateful for the simple kindness of others, we will truly be wealthy and very happy! By practicing this every day, we will eliminate four very bad habits that like to creep into our lives: criticizing, complaining, condemning, and comparing. Participating with our outdoor adventure group often will help you become a very healthy, wealthy, and happy person….by developing a stronger body (physical health), by creating opportunities to cultivate friendships and relationships with those who also enjoy being outdoors (social health), in spirit and soul (emotional, mental, spiritual health), and by giving you an abundance of beauty to be grateful for (affecting all of your senses and your general outlook on life)
Sheryl McGlochlin, December 2017

This Christmas, mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a letter. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in word and deed. Keep a promise. Forgo a grudge. Forgive an enemy. Apologize. Try to understand. Examine your demands on others. Think first of someone else. Be kind. Be gentle. Laugh a little more. Express your gratitude. Welcome a stranger. Gladden the heart of a child. Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak your love and then speak it again.
Howard W Hunter, The Gifts of Christmas, 1994

I have wept in the night for the shortness of sight that to somebody’s need made me blind; But I never have yet felt a tinge of regret for being a little too kind.
Anonymous, quoted in Richard L. Evans, "The Quality of Kindness"

Be kind, for every man you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Plato

It's the direction you are moving, not the speed in which you are going. Direction is so much more important than speed. Many are going nowhere fast.

That morning, we woke up early and got into the car with a little anxiety,” Traci Zimmerman said. “That was our first hike without Zac, and his absence was felt. Starting the hike was hard but empowering, because I saw my children smile and heard them laugh. I knew that as we hiked on and continued to accomplish goals that we set as a family we would find strength and healing.
Family finds healing after father's death by hiking 100 miles, Arianne Brown, Deseret News

It’s remarkable how much we can learn about life by studying nature. For example, scientists can look at the rings of trees and make educated guesses about climate and growing conditions hundreds and even thousands of years ago. One of the things we learn from studying the growth of trees is that during seasons when conditions are ideal, trees grow at a normal rate. However, during seasons when growing conditions are not ideal, trees slow down their growth and devote their energy to the basic elements necessary for survival.
Of things that matter most, Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. He will deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their souls, raise up friends and pour out peace.
Ezra Taft Benson

When we slow down, stop the busywork, and take in beautiful natural surroundings, not only do we feel restored, but our mental performance improves too.
Florence Williams, "This is Your Brain on Nature"

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
Annie Dilliard, The Writing Life, 32

If you look for ways to spend some moments, however small, in nature, it will help make your life a little richer, a little better, a little more beautiful.
Music and the Spoken Word, Moments in Nature, Sunday, July 9, 2017

As one researcher wrote, “I think we can say pretty certainly that having a little bit of awe every day in your life would make you happier, kinder, and more compassionate.”
Florence Williams, “To Fight the Winter Blues, Try a Dose of Nature”

All it takes, in most cases, is a brief infusion of beauty, a moment of awe that can help sustain us throughout the day.
Music and the Spoken Word, Moments in Nature, Sunday, July 9, 2017

Going on a short walk, looking out a window, pausing to look at a beautiful sunset, smelling a flower—nature can lift our spirits.
Music and the Spoken Word, Moments in Nature, Sunday, July 9, 2017

The natural world can help us understand and even feel a little better about our place in the universe.
Music and the Spoken Word, Moments in Nature, Sunday, July 9, 2017

So much about nature invites us to contemplate life's meaning and purposes—looking at a horizon gives us a sense of the vastness and grandeur of this earth; walking in a garden or among trees helps us see life's continual process of change and growth; and watching the ebb and flow of an ocean tide suggests a rhythmic pattern of highs and lows, always changing but always reliable.
Music and the Spoken Word, Moments in Nature, Sunday, July 9, 2017

The more time we spend in nature, the better we do on just about every measure of wellness you can imagine: vitality, happiness, creativity, focus, even kindness and compassion.
Music and the Spoken Word, Moments in Nature, Sunday, July 9, 2017

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We've been told…

My first "date" with my husband Shawn was a trip with you at Lake Powell in 2012!
I fell off a stand-up paddle board and as they say, the rest is history!
Myra, CA

I wanted to thank you for the years of snowshoeing you gave me. It just really meant a lot to me.
Shea, Salt Lake City, Utah

Thanks for everything Sheryl, everything you do and following your passion. You are a great example of love. Thank you.
Michelle, Salt Lake City, Utah

enjoyed the hike in Alta today. I'm in between Chemo rounds and it was great therapy. Hope to see you more as my treatment schedule allows. You are passionate about what you do and it shows and is appreciated.
MIke

Just wanted to send you a letter of thanks. I appreciate your group and enjoy hiking together. May God bless your day, your business and your life. You are a blessing to me.
David S., Salt Lake City

I wanted you to know that I feel so peaceful when I am driving home from a Saturday morning hike - and it lasts all day and probably through the rest of the week. Thanks for the group and your dedication!!
Nanc P, Salt Lake City

I appreciated going with your group. It was fun getting to know the ones that attended. Hope to join your group in the future
Douglas, Salt Lake City

Just a compliment. You're incredibly well organized, provide great pictures and clear instructions with links to resources. Thank You. I've not yet had the privilege of hiking with the group, but might be able to Saturday morning.
David S., Salt Lake City, Utah

Getting to hike to places that I had heard of and some that I hadn't heard about before was great.
Food was 1st class. Group camaraderie was terrific .
Bill , Salt Lake City, Utah

Thank you for a wonderful trip! When i travel i love remote places, and that is what you gave me. With you as our guide we could understand more about the Native Americans that inhabited the Grand Staircase. Your well planned hikes stabilized me and gave me peace. Thanks for the opportunity to renew my gratitude for the earth.
Lynette, North Salt Lake

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Meet Sheryl

Hi, I'm Sheryl McGlochlin, and I love people! I believe everyone comes with plenty of baggage and it's all good! Even those who are harder to love have taught me so much about myself. I have a passion for life and I hate wasting a moment of it. I have been blessed with plenty of energy and enthusiasm. I know there is great healing power in being active outdoors surrounded by nature, and my deepest desire is to help others discover that. My faith in God and the feeling of His great love for me, my family, and my friends are what make me excited to get up each morning. I look forward to meeting you soon!